Ansari addresses sex misconduct allegation at standup show

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Aziz Ansari arrives at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Ansari said at a standup show in New York that a sexual misconduct allegation was humiliating, but he hopes he’s become better since. It was the comedian and actor’s first public discussion of the issue since a written statement in the immediate aftermath of a story in January 2018 on the website Babe.net in which an unidentified accuser wrote that Ansari acted improperly on a date. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) less

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Aziz Ansari arrives at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Ansari said at a standup show in New York that a sexual ... more

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Aziz Ansari arrives at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Ansari said at a standup show in New York that a sexual misconduct allegation was humiliating, but he hopes he’s become better since. It was the comedian and actor’s first public discussion of the issue since a written statement in the immediate aftermath of a story in January 2018 on the website Babe.net in which an unidentified accuser wrote that Ansari acted improperly on a date. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) less

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Aziz Ansari arrives at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Ansari said at a standup show in New York that a sexual ... more

Photo: Jordan Strauss, Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

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NEW YORK (AP) — Aziz Ansari said at a standup show Monday in New York that a sexual misconduct allegation was humiliating, but he hopes he's become better since.

It was the comedian and actor's first public discussion of the issue since a written statement in the immediate aftermath of a story in January 2018 on the website Babe.net in which an unidentified accuser wrote that Ansari acted improperly on a date.

Vulture reports that Ansari told a crowd of about 200 at the Village Underground that it was a "terrifying" topic that made him feel "upset and humiliated and embarrassed," and that ultimately he "just felt terrible this person felt this way."

Ansari says he has thought a lot about the issue in the past year and hopes "I've become a better person."